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Hugh Hefner, cartoonist?!

By Ken Tucker | Nov 07, 2009
Ken Tucker on a fascinating interview with the Playboy founder in pop-culture journal Royal Flush about his love -- and patronage -- of comics

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National Bookstore Day is today

By Keith Staskiewicz | Nov 07, 2009
Keith Staskiewicz on clarion call to patronize any place where you can get a reading recommendation that hasn't been spat out of an algorithm
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'Twilight' parody: Exclusive peek!

Nov 03, 2009
Read Chapter 1 of ''Nightlight,'' a Harvard Lampoon spoof of Bella-Edward saga, in stores tomorrow
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Jodie Sweetin book 'high'-lights?

By Tina Jordan | Nov 02, 2009
Tina Jordan reads the back-from-the-brink celebrity tell-all from ex-''Full House'' star so you don't have to (unless you wanna...)
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Poetry spotlight: Robert Polito and Amy Gerstler

By Ken Tucker | Nov 01, 2009
Ken Tucker recommends ''Hollywood & God'' for its comic-profound mysteries, and ''Dearest Creature'' for grabbing attention and not letting go
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Jane Austen + Zombies prequel!

By Tina Jordan | Oct 30, 2009
Publisher plans ''Dawn of the Dreadfuls,'' follow-on to ''Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,'' in March
Box Office Chart (based on Weekend Gross)
Ranking Movie Title Weekend Gross
1 Michael Jackson's This Is It $21.3 Mill
2 Paranormal Activity $16.5 Mill
3 Law Abiding Citizen $7.3 Mill
4 Couples Retreat $6.1 Mill
5 Saw VI $5.6 Mill
Top Rentals (based on weeks on chart)
Ranking Movie Title Weeks on Chart
1 Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen 2
2 Orphan 1
3 Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs 1
4 The Proposal 3
5 Land Of The Lost 3
TV Ratings Chart (based on total viewers)
Ranking TV Show Title Total Viewers
1 World Series Game 4 22.8 Mill
2 World Series Game 1 19.5 Mill
3 World Series Game 2 18.9 Mill
4 Dancing with the Stars 17.4 Mill
5 NCIS (EW Grade: B) 16.7 Mill
Top Pop Albums (based on weeks on chart)
Ranking Artist or Album Title Weeks on Chart
1 This Is It 1
2 Full Circle 1
3 Fearless 51
4 Soulbook 1
5 Night Castle 1
Best Selling Fiction (based on weeks on chart)
Ranking Title Weeks on Chart
1 The Lost Symbol 6
2 The Scarpetta Factor 1
3 Pursuit of Honor 2
4 Nine Dragons 2
5 The Help 20
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